flight.status · MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What flight.status does on Mcp

AI agents call flight.status to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why flight.status needs a policy

This tool queries and returns live flight information with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations. The data retrieval is read-only, making it a Read category tool with low severity risk.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves flight status data by flight designator or tail number, returning origin, destination, status, times, delays, and aircraft details. No modification, deletion, or execution of external operations—purely informational queries.

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Questions about flight.status

What does the flight.status tool do? +

Live flight status by flight designator (UAL1 / UA1) or tail number: origin/destination airports, status, cancellation/diversion, scheduled vs estimated vs actual gate + runway times, delays, progress percent, aircraft type and registration. Answers. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on flight.status? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for flight.status: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is flight.status? +

flight.status is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit flight.status? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the flight.status rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block flight.status completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for flight.status. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides flight.status? +

flight.status is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.